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Title: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: keith on July 15, 2015, 12:22:42 PM

A 6.75 inch green and a 6 inch uranium, 'Big Brum fair' pretty hopeless now, this was all that was there ! ::) ;D ;D

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: David E on July 16, 2015, 10:35:22 AM

Very nice - I think the colour of the large vase is Evergreen, but perhaps someone will correct me.

The shape of the trumpet vase I have not seen before.

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 16, 2015, 11:28:59 AM

Evergreen is more bluish rather than yellowish and uranium

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: keith on July 16, 2015, 12:47:36 PM

I was hoping it was 'evergreen' never mind, the green has the usual 'birds eye' view of a square formed by the 'waves' the trumpet vase is a triangle, not seen that before, ;D

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: David E on July 16, 2015, 01:51:19 PM

I think it is Evergreen?  ??? Described in Webb's own catalogue as 'actually the famous old "Bristol Green", of which the secret has for long been a forgotten art.'.

Keith's certainly is green as Bristol Green can be. The image in the catalogue (not a photo) is rather pale and does look 'bluish', but I think that's a printing/colour problem  :-X

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: Lustrousstone on July 17, 2015, 06:20:10 AM

Evergreen examples
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=2294
http://lustrousstone.co.uk/cpg/displayimage.php?pid=2534

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: David E on July 17, 2015, 07:47:35 AM

Thanks for that Christine.

There does appear to be very subtle differences - Keith's is slightly more emerald - but it is very difficult to tell when the photos are taken under very different lighting conditions, using different cameras, and neither are colour corrected. However, assuming there is a difference, perhaps both were made as Evergreen at different times, using a slightly different mix?

Unless, apart from Spring, there's another Webb green...

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: keith on July 17, 2015, 12:00:41 PM

British racing green ?  :o ;D ;D ;D

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: Carolyn Preston on July 18, 2015, 07:43:00 PM

I had a car in that colour. A little Austin Marina. Lovely car, but did not like Canadian distances or winters....

Carolyn

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: KevinH on July 20, 2015, 03:26:36 PM

For info on the colour "British Racing Green", see this Wiki entry (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_racing_green). The basic history of the origins of the colour seems to tie in with info from a recent UK TV program about early racing cars.

BRG may well not be what most of us thought it was!!

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: ahremck on July 21, 2015, 04:02:58 AM

Interesting remark David re the catalogue calling it "Bristol Green".  That is exactly the thought I had when I got my decanter.  A mongrel to photograph the colour though.

Will post more recent photos later.  This one is too "blue" the colour is a clear emerald, and more intense.

Title: Re: Webb finds, for show..
Post by: David E on July 21, 2015, 08:09:03 AM

This is a much later 'Webb' production (1980s, I have a few) that I believe were sourced from Bohemia, but it was also referred to as Bristol Green. Just another name to throw around...